sociopathic
adjective
so·cio·path·ic
ˌsō-sē-ə-ˈpa-thik 
ˌsō-sh(ē-)ə-
ˌsō-sh(ē-)ə-
: of, relating to, or characterized by asocial or antisocial behavior or exhibiting antisocial personality disorder
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Given its plotting, Brooks’s movie could easily have made Iris into a harridan and Isaac into a sociopathic rogue.
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Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2025
Instead, she’s blossomed into a talented, sociopathic agent, working for Caddis, a sinister spy organization led by David’s former partner, Juno (Piper Perabo).
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025
The series lacks the nerve to let David come across as anything other than a noble hero, despite his own history as a deadly mercenary, or to more fully explore Rebecca’s possibly sociopathic tendencies.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2025
Its state security service is still known as the KGB, whose headquarters stands across from Dzerzhinsky Square, named after the sociopathic founder of the Soviet secret police.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 8 Aug. 2025
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Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2025
Instead, she’s blossomed into a talented, sociopathic agent, working for Caddis, a sinister spy organization led by David’s former partner, Juno (Piper Perabo).
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025
The series lacks the nerve to let David come across as anything other than a noble hero, despite his own history as a deadly mercenary, or to more fully explore Rebecca’s possibly sociopathic tendencies.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2025
Its state security service is still known as the KGB, whose headquarters stands across from Dzerzhinsky Square, named after the sociopathic founder of the Soviet secret police.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 8 Aug. 2025
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“Sociopathic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sociopathic. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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sociopathic
adjective
so·cio·path·ic
ˌsō-sē-ə-ˈpath-ik
ˌsō-sh(ē-)ə-
ˌsō-sh(ē-)ə-
: of, relating to, or characterized by asocial or antisocial behavior or an antisocial personality
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